Review of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) by Gregory F — 19 Jul 2009
A sometimes impressive film detailing life on the streets of Queens, New York during the 1980's. Extremely well-acted at times (with the raw verbal scuffles between LaBeouf and Palminteri being the standouts), but also restrains from being more powerful than it could be.
Some things in the movie I saw coming from a mile away, nothing really surprised me. This is a standard, occasionally interesting indie-film that features two surprisingly strong leading performances from Tatum and LaBeouf (although I believe this movie will be the ceiling for both of them, acting-wise).
Plot-wise it definitely could've been sharpened, but certainly not terrible. Overall missible, but watchable to a degree.
This review of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) was written by Gregory F on 19 Jul 2009.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints has generally received positive reviews.
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